The association between malnutrition and the incidence of malaria among young HIV-infected and -uninfected Ugandan children: a prospective study

Table 2 Variables associated with measures of malnutrition

Variable	Proportion with z-score < -1		Unadjusted RR* (95% CI)	p-value	Adjusted RR** (95% CI)	p-value
Variable	Exposed group^†	Unexposed group	Unadjusted RR* (95% CI)	p-value	Adjusted RR** (95% CI)	p-value
Stunting (HAZ-score)
Breastfeeding	52%	73%	0.70 (0.64-0.76)	< 0.001	0.75 (0.69-0.82)	< 0.001
HIV-infected	79%	62%	1.34 (1.16-1.54)	< 0.001	1.38 (1.18-1.62)	< 0.001
TS chemoprophylaxis	59%	71%	0.78 (0.71-0.85)	< 0.001	0.82 (0.74-0.90)	< 0.001
Urban vs. rural residence	57%	65%	0.87 (0.73-1.04)	0.12	0.87 (0.74-1.03)	0.10
Being underweight (WAZ-score)
Breastfeeding	34%	37%	0.89 (0.78-1.01)	0.08	0.89 (0.78-1.02)	0.09
HIV infected	49%	34%	1.48 (1.09-2.01)	0.01	1.41 (1.02-1.96)	0.04
TS chemoprophylaxis	37%	34%	1.06 (0.90-1.25)	0.49	1.06 (0.89-1.27)	0.52
Urban vs. rural residence	33%	36%	0.91 (0.66-1.26)	0.57	0.88 (0.65-1.21)	0.45

^† Exposed groups include breastfeeding, HIV infected participants, TS chemoprophylaxis, and urban residence
*RR relative risk using univariate analysis including only the variable of interest
**RR relative risk using multivariate analysis including all variables of interest listed in the table

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